New video from The Cool Kids “Delivery Man”

New video from The Cool Kids “Delivery Man”

Mikey Rocks and Chuck Inglish of the Cool KIds return with their second video – this one is for the new single Delivery Man.  This is the first release on "Green Label Sound" which has a marketing tie in with Mountain Dew, and will continually select emerging artists and release singles only. Just dont call […]

Everything New for Depeche Mode.  New album, new tour, new label deal.

Everything New for Depeche Mode. New album, new tour, new label deal.

Rejoice Depeche Mode fans!  The Iconic English trio, consideded by many to be THE quintessential electro-pop band will be back in full action very soon. The group is currently in New York working on their twelfth studio album which will begin selling in the U.S. on April 21st – the follow up to their 2005 […]

Rising To the Top means staying busy for Metro Station

Rising To the Top means staying busy for Metro Station

There’s no rest for the weary in the case of Metro Station. The group will perform their electro/pop/rock platinum smash single Shake It along with other material from their self-titled debut album at Masquerade on November 9th – Click for Tickets. Shake It has been a breakthrough hit for the group. The single made it […]

Jack’s Mannequin at The Loft October 14th

Jack’s Mannequin at The Loft October 14th

His extremely popular band Something Corporate is on a bit of a break at the moment, but singer, songwriter, and keyboardist Andrew McMahon (a.k.a. Jack’s Mannequin) still has too many ideas in his head waiting to get out. Jack’s Mannequin is Andrew’s side project, and he recently released the infectious, smart, and very personal CD […]

Live Nation on-sales for this weekend

Live Nation on-sales for this weekend

OneRepublic will be appearing at the Tabernacle on Saturday, November 22nd at 7pm for one night only. Special guests appearing with OneRepublic are Augustana, The Spill Canvas and The Hush Sound. Tickets are $29.50. All tickets are for general admission and all ages are welcome. Tickets go on sale this Friday, October 10th at 10AM […]

Pendulum play The Loft – Oct 22nd

Pendulum play The Loft – Oct 22nd

Australian band Pendulum play The Loft on October 22nd – this should be an amazing show. Just check out footage of the band from their Reading Festival appearance this year. (below) Here’s a free MP3 mini-mix that you should download! Download pendulum_minimix.mp3

Michelle Malone & Drag the River Play Free Show

Michelle Malone & Drag the River Play Free Show

by Al Kaufman In the late 1980s, Atlanta and Athens were what Seattle was to become in the ’90s. Flip from one station to the next and you’d hear the Indigo Girls, the Black Crowes, the B-52’s, or the band that started it all, REM. If you had a band and you lived in Athens […]

Are you on Twitter??

Are you on Twitter??

A couple of years ago we made a list of all the Atlanta bands on Myspace – now we’re doing it again.. this time with Twitter. If your band is on Twitter, just email us the link and we’ll add you to the list. You can read AMG on Twitter here: www.twitter.com/atlantamusic You can see […]

Creative Loafing.. Best of 2008

Creative Loafing.. Best of 2008

Creative Loafing’s annual Best Of issue is out are there are some interesting winners. Alex Weiss of OK Productions won Best Local Promoter, Janelle Monae won Best Overall Music Act, Variety Playhouse won Best Concert Venue, and Noot D’ Noot won Best Local Rock Act. Click on the link below for the full list of […]

Butch Walker – Sycamore Meadows

Butch Walker – Sycamore Meadows

Butch Walker will release new solo album Sycamore Meadows album in November. The first single "Weight of Her" and an additional track "Ships in a Bottle" are available on iTunes from September 16. Look out for a video piece by filmmaker Cloud of "Ships in a Bottle" that documents Butch walking on the grounds of […]

All The Saints sign with Touch and Go Records

All The Saints sign with Touch and Go Records

All The Saints have signed with Touch and Go Records. The band were one of our featured bands a couple of years ago. (read feature). The band’s debut Fire On Corridor X will be released in North America digitally on September 9th and on wax November 4th (all formats available in Europe November 3/UK November […]

Don’t Miss The Whigs at Variety Playhouse

Don’t Miss The Whigs at Variety Playhouse

Athens trio The Whigs will bring their high energy punk-rock show to Variety Playhouse on September 29. They are touring in support of their new acclaimed album, Mission Control; they will be joined by special guests The Kooks. Find Tickets! Also don’t miss the band, when they stop by Atlanta again with Kings of Leon […]